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Sahasambavana park along with one thousand kings. Surappaha(3) palanquin was used on that occasion. He broke his fast at Siddhatthapura accepting alms from Namda(4).9 After two months he became omniscient on the fifteenth day of the dark fortnight of the month of Magha.10 His sacred tree was tinduka." Gothubha and Dhāriņi(8) were his principal male and female disciples12 among eighty-four thousand monks and one lakh and six thousand nuns.13 He had under him sixty six groups of monks each headed by a group-leader. According to Avassaya-pijjutti he had seventy two groups.18 At the age of eighty-four lakh years he attained emancipation on mount Sammeya.18 He was eighty dhanusas tall17, and his complexion was like heated gold.18
7. AvaN. 225, 229, 231; Tir. 394. 8. Sam. 157.
9. AvaN. 320, 324, 328, Sam. 157.
10. AvaN. 238, 246.
11. Sam. 157, Tir. 406.
12. Sam. 157, Tir. 449, 458.
13. AvaN. 257, 261.
14. Sam. 66. According to AvaN(267)
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1. Sur. 53, Jam. 152.
Extraordinary name of the month of Margaśīrṣa.1
seventy two and according to Tir (448) seventy seven.
15. AvaM. 267. Abhayadeva mentions the number as seventy-six. See SamA. p. 78.
16. AvaN. 304, 307; AvaM. pp. 208-214.
17. Sam. 80, AvaN. 379.
18. AvaN. 376, Tir. 344.
3. Sejjamsa Principal layvotary of Titthayara Usaha(1). He was grandson of Usaha and son of Cakkavaṭṭi Bharaha(1). According to sɔme he was grandson of Bahubali and son of Somappabha(1).3 He got enlightened and recollected his previous births on having seen Titthayara Usaha. He offered sugarcane-juice to the Titthayara at Gayapura.5 This was the first fast-breaking occassion of Titthayara Usaha. Sejjamsa and Titthayara Usaha were associated together in their seven previous births herebefore. Sejjamsa was Abhayaghosa in his previous
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5. Sam. 157, AvaN. 322, 327; Vis. 1714, AvaH. p. 147.
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6. AvaCu. I. pp. 163-180, p. 239, AvaM. pp. 217-226, AvaH. p. 146.
1. Kalp. 216, Jam. 31, AvaCu. 1. p. 159, Ava. p. 27, AvaM. p. 208.
2. AvaCu. I. p. 162.
3. AvaM. pp. 217, 226; KalpV. p. 238; AvaH. p. 145.
4. AvaCu. I. pp. 163, 452; AvaH. p. 347.
4. Sejjamsa Preceptor of Samuddadatta(2) and Asogalalia, the previous births of the fourth Vasudeva(1) and fourth Baladeva(2).1
1. Sam. 158, Tir. 606.
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5. Sejjamsa Twelfth Titthamkara in the Eravaya(1) region. He was contemporary of Vasupujja of the Bharaha(2) region. See also Nikhittasattha.
1. Tir. 325.
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